Austria men's national field hockey team

Austria
Austria
Nickname(s)Goldjungs
AssociationAustrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachRobin Rösch
Assistant coach(es)Carsten Alisch
Fabian Unterkircher
ManagerBenjamin Stanzl
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 21 Decrease 3 (19 August 2025)[1]
Highest18 (July 2018)
Lowest41 (2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1928)
Best result7th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1970)
Best result7th (2009, 2017, 2023)

The Austria men's national field hockey team represents Austria in men's international field hockey.[2]

Austria mainly competes in the Men's EuroHockey Championship II where they finished second twice. They also have qualified five times for the European championship where they finished seventh in 2009 and 2017. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they have played in three Olympic Games, their last appearance was in 1952.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 United Kingdom London, Great Britain did not participate
1920 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
1928 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th 4 0 0 4 1 14 Squad
1932 United States Los Angeles, United States did not participate
1936 Germany Berlin, Germany
1948 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 8th 3 0 2 1 2 10 Squad
1952 Finland Helsinki, Finland 7th 4 2 0 2 5 7 Squad
1956 to 1988 did not participate
1992 to 2024 did not qualify
2028 United States Los Angeles, United States to be determined
2032 Australia Brisbane, Australia
Total 7th place 11 2 2 7 8 31

European Championships

Hockey World League and FIH Series

Hockey World League and FIH Series record
Season Position Round Pld W D * L GF GA
2012–13 22nd Round 1 3 1 1 1 6 6
Round 2 5 1 2 2 14 13
2014–15 19th Round 1 2 1 1 0 7 2
Round 2 6 3 1 2 13 9
Semifinal 5 0 1 4 3 17
2016–17 25th Round 1 3 3 0 0 26 8
Round 2 6 3 2 1 19 11
2018–19 — Open 4 4 0 0 29 3
Finals 5 2 0 3 10 6
Total Best: 19th 3rd round 39 18 8 13 127 75

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 3 August 2025 for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 8 to 16 August 2025.[3]

Caps updated as of 12 July 2025, after the match against Switzerland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
4 FW Fülöp Losonci (Captain) (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 50 Germany Harvestehuder THC
5 MF Peter Kaltenböck (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 48 Austria Post SV
6 Arthur Kucera (2007-09-07) 7 September 2007 9 Austria WAC
11 FW Nikolas Wellan (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 52 Germany Grossflottbeker THGC
12 FW Josef Winkler (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 38 Austria HC Wien
15 Florian Steyrer (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 85 Austria SV Arminen
16 Maximilian Scholz (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 27 Belgium Daring
17 MF Moritz Frey (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 31 Germany Harvestehuder THC
18 Florian Hackl (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 21 Austria SV Arminen
19 Maximilian Kelner (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 22 Austria SV Arminen
25 MF Bastian Valas (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 34 Belgium Leuven
27 MF Benjamin Kölbl (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 47 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
29 DF Oliver Kern (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 63 Austria AHTC
30 DF Mateusz Nyckowiak (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 36 Austria Post SV
33 GK Jakob Kastner (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 14 Austria Post SV
36 Adrian Fink (2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 7 Austria AHTC
37 Jakob Bauer (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 0 Austria WAC
41 GK Laurenzo Rizzi (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 11 Austria AHTC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
MF Fabian Unterkircher (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 78 Netherlands Den Bosch v.   Switzerland, 12 July 2025
Maximilian Meisel (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 4 Germany UHC Hamburg v.   Switzerland, 12 July 2025
Finley Meinecke (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 2 Germany Blau Weiß Köln v.   Switzerland, 12 July 2025
DF Benjamin Stanzl (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 175 Austria Post SV 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
Christoph Soldat (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 25 Austria AHTC 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
Julian Kaiser (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 10 Austria HC Wien 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
GK Erik Lang (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 0 Austria AHTC 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
DF Xaver Hasun (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 143 Germany Harvestehuder THC 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF Leon Thörnblom (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 103 Germany Hamburger Polo Club 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
FW Franz Lindengrün (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 63 Austria HC Wien 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF Moritz Zotter (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 10 Germany UHC Hamburg v.  Wales, 11 August 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Red Capricorns vor EM-Start". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 3 August 2025.
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